Definitions for CAMkæm

Here are all the possible meanings and translations of the word CAM.

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a river in east central England that flows past Cambridge to join the Ouse River

cam(noun)

a rotating disk shaped to convert circular into linear motion

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Cam(ProperNoun)

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Cam(noun)

a turning or sliding piece which, by the shape of its periphery or face, or a groove in its surface, imparts variable or intermittent motion to, or receives such motion from, a rod, lever, or block brought into sliding or rolling contact with it

Cam(noun)

a curved wedge, movable about an axis, used for forcing or clamping two pieces together

Cam(noun)

a projecting part of a wheel or other moving piece so shaped as to give alternate or variable motion to another piece against which it acts

Cam(noun)

a ridge or mound of earth

Cam(adj)

crooked

Origin: [See Kam.]

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Cam

A cam is a rotating or sliding piece in a mechanical linkage used especially in transforming rotary motion into linear motion or vice-versa. It is often a part of a rotating wheel or shaft that strikes a lever at one or more points on its circular path. The cam can be a simple tooth, as is used to deliver pulses of power to a steam hammer, for example, or an eccentric disc or other shape that produces a smooth reciprocating motion in the follower, which is a lever making contact with the cam.

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Cam

kam, n. (mech.) a device for changing a regular rotary motion into a reciprocating motion, various forms of which are the cam-wheel and shaft, the heart-wheel, the wiper-wheel, and the eccentric. [Dut. kam.]

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